A Tradition to Change: the Christmas Tree
Each year many families participate into the agiotage around the purchase, delivery and an installation of the Christmas tree. This is an international tradition, which exists for ages. The Christmas tree is represented as a symbol of the holiday, cheerful mood, amusement and a final destination for the Santa Claus’s presents. To achieve this atmosphere, many people strive to by a real pine or fir, get permission to cut it themselves or obtain the tree illegally. Smaller part of the population prefers to decorate fake trees. This essay will address two aspects: a refusal of the real fir-trees because of the financial and environmental stress they create; and a perspective of additional abandoning of
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In 2016 an average formerly alive Christmas tree cost 74.7 U. S. dollars, and a synthetic one – around 98.7 U. S. dollars (“Average amount spent on Christmas trees”). This sum does not look too big in relation to general holiday expenses, but it still can hurt budgets of families with the low or medium income. There is also an ecological issue. It persists even in the light of the fact the most contents of the Christmas Tree Bazaars are grown specifically for sale (Penn State News). This situation does not eliminate the problem of the illegal cutting. People can inflict damage on woods during their hunt for an ideal tree like hurting the environment with their cars. But this is a minor issue in the light of the utilization problem. Americans bought around 27.4 million of real Christmas trees in 2016 (“Christmas trees sold”), and there are no doubts the last year had similar numbers. And all these trees were utilized after the holiday season. Not all buyers have personal fireplaces or an access to the area, where they would be able to light a fire. It means the issue of the utilization of Christmas trees creates an additional load on the utility facilities. There are not too many ways to get rid of an unwanted wood – furnace looks like a common destination point for a former holiday fir. As the burning of an untreated organic fuel leads to additional carbon emissions, it is better to think
The Christmas tree is an important symbol because it represents Nora’s life. The beginning of Act 2 states that the tree was tattered and stripped of ornaments, just like Nora’s life was falling apart.
By cutting trees there won’t be enough oxygen available in the atmosphere and there will be high amount of CO2 available which will heat the earth up.
The play opens up with the Christmas tree being symbolic. The tree symbolizes Nora’s position in the Helmer household. The tree can also symbolize Nora’s personality. In the play the Christmas tree is a materialistic object used only for
Green knew to confront this concern in his talk, he does so by discussing the reliability of the mass timber panels used in these buildings. As it’s hard to light a log on fire with one match, it’s equally as hard to light these specific panels on fire. Even so, if the panels do go up in flames Green reassures the audience that they burn quite predictably. Fire safety signs would be relatively easy to make to ensure these buildings are as safe as those made of concrete and steel. Green continues to prove his credibility when he confronts the issues of deforestation. According to his statistics eighteen percent of greenhouse gas emissions are a result of deforestation, luckily engineers have made models for sustainable forestry. These allow architects and engineers to recognize those trees appropriate for the buildings and how to properly cut them down. He introduces the fact that every thirteen minutes the U.S grows enough trees to make a twenty story building, which will sequester 3,100 tons of carbon dioxide. As opposed to steel and concrete buildings which emit 1,200 tons of carbon dioxide, this statistic proves the net difference of 4,300 tons. Green puts this in perspective when he states that it’s equal to removing nine hundred cars from the road in a year time
Christmas is almost here again, but have you ever thought how odd some of the holiday traditions are and how they became so popular? Buying a pine tree, setting it up in your house and then decorating it with festive lights and ornaments; hanging up stockings filled with candy over the fireplace; or how an old guy in a red-suit comes to your house the night before Christmas and leaves presents. This, too many Americans is normal, but why? Learning about these holiday traditions will get you into the Christmas spirit and show you what Christmas is truly about.
According to William Muir Auld’s book Christmas Traditions, the Christmas tree found its way into the hearts and homes of Christian people with their thoughts and sentiment. Auld writes, “On the night in which Christ was born, all the trees in the forest, despite snow and ice, bloomed and bore fruit” (Auld 138). This story was first told by a geographer of the tenth century named Georg Jacob. This story was as highly believed as the birth of Christ. Christmas trees can be dated back through writing, specifically songs and are associated with the Church, specifically to post-Reformation times. The trees, which decorate homes worldwide, are linked to a spiritual tradition practiced by a variety of religious groups. (The Fir Tree, page 241 in
... Religious Customs, History, Legends, and Symbols from around the World; Supplemented by a Bibliography and Lists of Christmas Web Sites and Associations. Detroit, Mich: Omnigraphics, 2003. Print.
Christmas is a special time of year that deserves to be remembered for its true meaning. Every year, Christmas becomes more and more commercialized and society forgets the origin of Christmas. It was not started with cookies, toys, and a fat man that delivers them, but instead it started with a humble inn where our Savior was born. The definition of Christmas is “a holiday on December 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.” Nowhere in that definition does it say anything about the outrageous pressure society has set on consumers to buy, buy, buy during the Christmas season. Christmas is about presence not presents.
Today it seems as though Christmas has fallen victim to materialism and commercialization. Rather than it being a time of loving and giving, it has become a stressful season of greed. Amidst all the hustle and bustle, it is important for us to recognize the true reason of the season, and celebrate in a fashion that exemplifies that reason.
“In addition to being places of magnificent beauty, the old growth forests of the world represent hundreds of years of life on this planet, and many of the trees are the tallest living things on the planet (Old Growth Forests, 2004).” Because of their size, these trees, and the forests they reside in, are targeted by logging companies such as Weyerhaeuser as highly profitable areas that provide supposed economical benefits to surrounding communities in the way of new jobs.
Christmas decorations should create a feeling of magic. The desire to create a magic home and bringing the spirit of Christmas can seem heavy these days. It becomes heavy and hard to carry, that parents now feel over the need to make
The Christmas tree, a festive object meant to serve a decorative purpose, symbolizes Nora’s position in her household as a plaything that is pleasing to look at. Ibsen’s use of the Christmas tree is portrayed throughout the play. The Christmas tree symbolized Nora’s feelings. In the first act there is a festive tree with “pretty red flowers” and Nora comes into the house carelessly. Nora’s mood is festive and the tree gives a merry glow to the reader.
II.Audience connection/credibility: It is very important for us to understand that trees do so much for our environment and we need to stop destroying the trees because trees provide a home for many creatures, they are the lungs of our world. Trees have medicinal benefits, that are very useful to the human race. Trees are very beneficial to the world and it is unethical to keep destroying the trees.
These cause a great deal of damage to the forests because more trees have to be removed again to mine this merchandise. Brazil is once again a prime example of forest destruction. The population of poor shanty towns are being encouraged by the governments to move to the forested area. This once again means the felling of trees. You can work out that only 1 of the forests in the world is being destroyed by humans in so many
These inventions have made our lives easier, but have also helped to cause global warming. The emission of carbon dioxide from these machines in the atmosphere causes global warming. Global warming, defined by the Oxford dictionary, is a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants (“Definition of global.”). There are several creative ideas to stop global warming, and some of them have promises, for example, saving money while saving the environment. Planting and protecting the trees is a popular attempt, and it looks great on paper, this solution works well and is beneficial for the people as well as the environment.